NEW LITTLE KING'S STORY
a pickle! Beasties have given you the boot from your kingdomesque
thingy, burnt it to a crisp and are now sleeping in your bed. Or, at
the very least, the crispy-charred remains of it. You’re a king,
damn it! Do you take this laying down? Of course not! Besides, you
don’t have a bed to lie down in anymore.
Luckily, you’re a resourceful regal type. Well, actually it’s more
that you’re the robe-clad equivalent of Simon the Likeable and have
powers of persuasion over most everybody. You majestic bastard! As
such you sweet talk plebeian minions into building you a new
That’s the basic setup for this RPG, real-time strategy,
city-constructing melangeiwhatsit. Imagine if Pikmin
dressed up as Kingdom Hearts, swallowed Civilization
and trundled off to Sim City – well, sort of. You and yo’
posse (including moocow!) amble about the countryside, charming
citizens into schlepping stuff for you, digging up loot and
overseeing construction projects – plus taking care of the odd
fight. Yes, there are fights. You can even join in if you’re feeling
a tad roister-doistery.
You’ll explore many a nook and cranny within a fairly sizeable land,
which only gets bigger upon taking down bosses. Controls are
wonderfully simple. There’s nothing overly Vitatasmic, rather other
than some touchy-feely guard herding most is accomplished with
simple button stabs. Just because there are 88 keys on your typical
piano doesn’t mean that you have to use them all...
We haven’t even mentioned the look of NLKS. It’s gorgeous!
A lovely, well-rounded anime kind of thing’s going on, with a bright
palette that steers clear of garishness.
If you like time-drowning in a game that involves more than an itchy
trigger finger then this deserves a royal seal. Actually, you’ll
need to be patient enduring all the bloody text screens...
Hail to the king, baby!